The Best Selling Basic Guide to Genealogy
Latest 4th Edition
Softbound oversize volume totaling 278 pages. Book is in new condition. Per the publisher;
How many of your great-grandparents can you name?
If you begin your family history research with this question, you can start getting answers today with this bestselling book by Emily Croom.
In her acclaimed guide to family history research, Emily Croom provides all the tools you need to begin your family research. From a step-by-step discussion of the records used in genealogical research to the investigation of family legends, this book shines a light on all facets of family history research.
Throughout the book you’ll find:
Besides gathering names and dates, family history researchers want to learn how their ancestors lived and how they fit into the world around them. Therefore, focusing on the family as a primary source of information, the book provides suggestions for interviewing relatives and explains how to interpret and understand oral records, keepsakes, and family papers. It also introduces you to research methods and to the entire mass of public records used in identifying your ancestors.
Unpuzzling Your Past is
great for both individual and classroom use. It is intended for beginning
genealogists with little or no prior research or family history experience and
thus addresses the needs and potential questions of those beginners. For this
updated and revised 4th edition, Croom has expanded the information on public
records, added useful Internet addresses, and included a chapter-length case
study of a search to identify female ancestors.
What the reviewers are saying
“A goldmine! A well-written exceptionally well-organized and illustrated text
makes Unpuzzling Your Past a treasure of a book.”—Kliatt Young Adult
Paperback Guide
“A must for the beginner, and a plus for the more advanced genealogist.”—Oregon
Genealogical Society Quarterly
“A good first choice for the beginning genealogist.”—Library Journal
“Covers quite comprehensively the basics of family tree searching . . . provides
excellent sample forms for record keeping.”—Booklist
“One of the best how-to guides available.”—Southern Queries
Just what you need for genealogy research.